Fitness changes in wild soybean caused by gene flow from genetically modified soybean.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Crop-wild hybridization has generated great concerns since gene flow can be an avenue for transgene escape. However, a rather limited number of studies on risk assessment regarding the dispersion of transgenes from GM soybean to populations of its wild relatives have been previously conducted.

Results

The results of the 3-year experiment demonstrated that hybrids between GM soybeans and wild soybean had lower seed germination and higher seed productivity than GM soybean. Both of these features of hybrid (especially F₂ and F₃) were similar to those of wild soybean. Furthermore, the foreign protein was stably expressed in hybrid EPSPS positive plants; however, no difference was observed in agronomic measurements between hybrids that are glyphos

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10500775 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature